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MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020
H ollywood star JenniferLopez’s daughterEmme Muniz is com-
ing out with a children's pic-ture book about sloths andthe power of prayer.
Titled, ‘Lord Help Me’,the book will debut in both
English and Spanish on Sep-tember 29. With the targeted
readership between ages 3and 7, the book explores the“everyday power of mind-fulness through prayer”.
It features illustra-tions by Brenda
Figueroa.
ADRDO (Defence Re-search and Develop-ment Organisation)
lab in Hyderabad has devel-oped a Contactless Sanitisa-tion Cabinet. Called DefenceResearch Ultraviolet Sani-tizer (DRUVS), it has been de-signed to sanitise mobilephones, iPads, laptops, cur-rency notes, challans, etc.
HOW DOES THIS WORK? Prox-imity sensor switches clubbedwith drawer opening and closing mechanism makes DRU-VS operation automatic and contactless. It provides a 360-degree exposure of UVC to objects placed inside the cabinet.Once sanitisation is done, the system goes in sleep mode.
Taking a cue from Apple’s Memoji and Animoji features,Facebook has launched digitalavatars for its users on its plat-
form. The feature that started in US recently, is likely to be introduced inother countries soon. Facebook avatars
are digital recre-ations of people,rendered accurate-ly using image-pro-
cessing software and
smartphone cameraswith depth sensors.
These caricatures areakin to Snap’s BitMojiand Apple’s Animojis.Thefeature that is available tothe users in US, is likelyto be introduced in othercountries soon.
TECH BUZZ
Facebook takes a cuefrom Apple’s Memoji &Snapchat’s BitMoji,launches digital avatars
These avatars can be used inFacebook or Messenger, andcan be created using the “MakeYour Avatar” option that popsup in the stickers’ menu in thewindow for posting comments.In their present form, avatarscan be posted as comments, inchat windows, and FacebookGaming profiles. Facebook con-firmed that text posts will sup-port avatars in the near future
1 Typing in all capital letters is equal to shouting on the Internet.
2 Informal language, humour and sarcasm is best leftfor messages between those who know each other verywell… aka your close friends only.
3 Always pay attention to ordinary rules of grammarand spelling. If you leave it all to the auto-correct, howwill you learn to ace your spellings!
4 Don’t send a text without checking it for readability,even if you are in a hurry.
KNIGHT TO ADAPT DICKENS’ ‘GREATEXPECTATIONS’ AS A LIMITED SERIES
To ensure that the social distancing norms duringthe pandemic didn’t stop
her from embracing her grand-parents, a 10-year-old girl fromCalifornia, came up with a ‘hugcurtain’ that allows her to do so,
without risking the spread ofthe virus. Paige, who got in-spired by some videos thatshowed people using high-
grade plastic to hug theirloved ones. designed onefor her family.
Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight isset to write a limited series adaptationof Charles Dickens’s novel, ‘Great
Expectations’. The Bafta Award-winningwriter, who previously adapted Dickens’, ‘A Christmas Carol’, says translating thewriter’s work to screen is a delight. “I chose‘Great Expectations’ not just because of thetimeless characters, but also because of thevery timely story.”
NETIQUETTE
CONTACTLESS SANI-TISER TO DISINFECTPHONES, CASH
BREAKTHROUGH
‘Great Expectations’ is thecoming-of-age story of anorphan nicknamed Pip. Dickensfirst released it in a series ofweekly chapters, beginning inDecember 1860, before it waspublished as a novel
JENNIFER LOPEZ’S 12-YR-OLDDAUGHTER EMME PENS CHIL-DREN'S BOOK ON PRAYER
BOOK
VIEWPOINTPRESIDENT KOVINDTAKES 30 PERCENT SALARY CUT
President Ram NathKovind has decidedto take 30 per cent
salary cut for himself,besides announcing aslew of other austerity measures to aid the government’s fightagainst the COVID-19pandemic. Presently, thePresident’s salary is `5 lakh per month.
Should others follow suit?QShare your views at [email protected]
The domestic tours and programmes of the President will bereduced in order to follow social distancing restrictions andminimise expenditure, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan com-munique. The consumption during ceremonial occasions suchas at-home ceremonies and state banquets will also be min-imised by keeping smaller guest lists, reducing the food menuand lesser usage of flowers and other decorative items.
By modifying ashower curtain,and with someinnovative use ofzip-lock pouchesand glue, she madethe ‘hug curtain’
NOBLE GESTURE
10-YEAR-OLD MAKES ‘HUG CURTAIN’TO EMBRACE GRANDPARENTS
Preserve
FOOD inlockdown lifeFollow these tips to usefood mindfully andminimise wastage inlockdown
A ctor Amitabh Bachchan,whose films usually opento packed cinemas across
India, will see his new movie re-leased on Amazon’s streaming serv-ice due to the coronavirus lock-down. Bachchan’s new comedy-dra-ma ‘Gulabo Sitabo’, also starringAyushmann Khurrana and direct-ed by Shoojit Sircar, had been sched-uled to open in theatres on April 17.But India has been in a coronavirus
lockdown, since late March. Ama-zon said the movie will now pre-miere on June 12 and be availablein 200 countries — in what Sircarcalled “the dawn of a new era forIndian entertainment.”
With nearly 1,800 titlesreleased in 2018, India is theworld’s biggest film industryin terms of movies made
Gulabo Sitabo torelease on OTT
LIFESTYLE
ENTERTAINMENT
Multiplayergames to play
Available on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Androidand iOS, FIFA Soccer is the mobile ver-sion of the popular FIFA game fromElectronic Arts. The game allows playersto build a team and participate in thereal-time 11v11 multiplayer mode. Thegame also offers more than 650 eventsin the all-new World Tour event.
FIFA SOCCER
Free-to-play, available on bothAndroid and iOS, Clash of Clans isa third-person strategy game inwhich players can create or join aclan and play the game together.The game allows players to buildtheir village, raise a clan and fightthe war to defend the village.
CLASH OF CLANS
CARROM POOLFree-to-play, available on bothAndroid and iOS, Carrom Pool isthe digital version of the popularboard game Carrom. It can beplayed by four players at a time.Carrom is a game almost everyoneknows how to play and are awareof the rules.
FIREWALKERS BYADRIANTCHAIKOVSKY:Firewalkers wasreleased on May 12.The book warns about the conse-quences of climate change and itstoll on humanity
THE BALLAD OFSONGBIRDS ANDSNAKES BYSUZANNE COLLINS:The prequel to ‘TheHunger Games’ trilogy, documentsthe rise of a new protagonist –Coriolanus Snow
THE MERMAID, THEWITCH, AND THESEA BY MAGGIETOKUDA-HALL: It isabout a story of ayoung girl pretending as a man tosurvive a tough life aboard a pirateship; her encounter with a passengeronboard, and their journey together
BOOK LAUNCH
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DRAWING CLASS: SchaeferArt offers livestreaming of sketching lessons that keepsyou captivated as it slowly builds an artist
in you. Learn about different styles of pencilsketching and moreWhere to access:https://www.youtube.com/user/SchaeferArt
VIOLIN CONCERT: If classical music is yourthing, then the Violin Channel is where youwill find one of the best live streaming of
violin concerts. Drown in the melodies broughtto you in your living room from around the globe.Where to access: https://theviolinchannel.com/vc-live-violin-channel-living-room-livestream-con-certs-coronavirus-covid19/
JEFF BEZOS
trillionaire
could be world’s first
by 2026A
recent study by abusiness softwarewebsite indicatesthat Jeff Bezos,
Amazon founder and world’srichest person, is set to be-come a trillionaire by theyear 2026. This has come asa big news to a world, whichis currently stuck by a pan-demic . But it sounds a pos-sibility because looking at
the circumstances of socialdistancing, online shop-ping is going to be in-evitable in nearfuture.
FB founder, MarkZuckerberg, will also hitthe mark in the year 2036.Indian billionaire MukeshAmbani will achieve thesame milestone in 2033,aged 75
WHAT ABOUTOTHER BIGGIES?
➤ At present, Bezos has an estimated net worth of $143.9 billion `10859557400000!!). This is growing at a rate of 34 per cent peryear. Should his wealth continue to grow at the same rate, Bezos willbe the first person to become a trillionaire, ever
➤ When Bezos reaches the trillionairemark, he will be worth more than the indi-vidual GDPs of 179 countries, with a com-bined population of 3.4 billion, or 43.7 per cent of humans alive!
➤ Bezos is likely to hit the milestone atthe age of 62
PRESENT WEALTH OF BEZOS AND FUTURE ESTIMATE
SPOTLIGHT
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GRAMMY MUSEUM: Delve into lively conversations with renowned musicians
and their enthralling performances in the onlinestreaming of Grammy Museum Where to access: https://grammymuseum.org/museum-at-home/updated-museum-at-home-release-schedule/
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FOLLOW THESE INTERNET TIPS
PULPS AND JUICESYou can preserve fruits for long by either mak-ing pulp out of them, or turning them into juice.Then freeze this pulp and juice; use it whenev-er you want. Top your ice cream with some fruitpulp for added flavour from these preserved pulps.
PICKLE THEMWant to preserve those veggies (cucumber,raw mango, cabbage, chillies) that will go badsoon but can't figure out what to do? Takeyour elders’ help in making pickles out ofthem. Chop the veggies, and store them byadding oil or vinegar with a pinch of salt andsome turmeric powder. This process ensureslongevity of veggies.
TRIMMING TO THE RESCUEPeople generally avoid preserving leafy greens,as they end up turning to mush when you un-freeze them. A better way to preserve them is totrim the stalks or stems every day and then soakthe ends of the greens in fresh water. This willkeep your greens fresh and crisp for long.
